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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Police offer prepaid credit cards for guns

Associated Press

Chicago police are once again looking to get guns off the streets by offering up to $100 for weapons that are turned in.


The department's Gun Turn-In will be held at 22 locations around the city on May 8.


Police will give a prepaid credit card for each weapon that's turned in. They're giving $100 for each assault weapon, $75 for guns and $10 for BB guns, air guns and replica guns.

Officials say police won't ask any questions about the guns or the people who are turning them in. Police say all guns that are turned in will be destroyed.


Guns can always be turned in at police stations, but to get the credit cards, they must be turned in on May 8.


The gun turn-in program has been held for several years. 

Copyright 2010 Associated Press.

 
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